Team Leader Civic Support

Are you an experienced administration specialist with leadership skills? Do you have a strong understanding of corporate governance and compliance? This key position is critical for high level support. It is your chance to Rewrite the Future and make a significant impact on service delivery.

• Lead the Civic Support team to deliver efficient administrative services for Councillors and Council meetings
• Implement business improvements and professional development programs for Councillors
• Flexible and hybrid working options available

About the role

As the Team Leader Civic Support, you will be responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the Civic Support team and ensuring that all business administration services meet the requirements of the Council and its stakeholders. You will coordinate and deliver executive and administration support for Council meetings, committees and panels and be responsible for supporting the Council meeting support strategy to ensure key statutory and governance requirements.

This position is required to provide quality customer service and create value for the community.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Diploma qualification in Business Administration or related field or demonstrated solid contemporary experience in a similar role combined with ongoing professional development
• demonstrated communication skills in a work setting including ability to prepare complex documents with a high attention of detail
• proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast paced, changing work environment and plan for contingencies
• extensive experience in the interpretation of information or situations including the ability problem solve or formulate recommendations
• significant experience in building strong, credible relationships and influencing outcomes that are of benefit or value
• Demonstrated leadership experience to actively lead and develop a team
• Ability to be able to work flexible hours to attend Council meetings in evenings

Our position description provides more information for you to learn more about this role.

Other important information

• Competitive salary commencing from $97k - dependent on qualification, skills and experience plus 11.5% superannuation 
• We have a permanent full-time available
• This role will be able to access a 9 day fortnight
• We are able to offer hybrid and flexible working conditions for this role - 2 days from home and 3 days onsite
• This role is located at the Wyong Administration Building

Council may create an eligibility list from this recruitment process and may utilise this eligibility list to fill other permanent or temporary vacancies.

Extra benefits -

At Central Coast Council we provide team members with a range of extras that help them balance their life when they need it. Fitness Passports give access to a range of gyms. Wellbeing leave can be accessed twice a year to tick off something that means something to you - volunteering, health check-ups. And an Employee Assistance Program that offers a range of wellbeing initiatives to help you and your immediate family.

Other extras include:

• Long service leave after 5 years of continuous service
• Free flu vaccination program
• Time provided for you to do annual skin cancer screening, Breast screen and blood donations
• Access to professional development with career development and learning programs through various platforms
• We reward and recognise our staff with our Cheers program
• Novated leasing partnerships. 

Central Coast Council is committed to the goals of equal opportunity employment. We aim to provide a work environment for our employees that fosters equity, diversity and respect.

Council is committed to providing safe environments that protect the physical, emotional, cultural and social wellbeing of children on the Central Coast.

Central Coast Council is ideally located on the northern fringe of Sydney and just an hour's drive from Newcastle, the Central Coast offers one of the best places in Australia to live and work. The Central Coast is one of the fastest growing regions in NSW, the third largest Local Government Area (LGA) in NSW and the 6th Largest LGA in Australia. 

How to apply

To lodge your application, please follow these steps:

1. Answer the on-line questions shown below.
2. Attach your resume 
3. Attach your qualifications and licences.

Once your application is successfully lodged you will receive an automated response sent to your e-mail address. If a response is not received this means that your application has not been successfully submitted and you will need to lodge another application.

If you require assistance to lodge your application please contact our Talent Acquisition team by emailing recruit@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au to discuss what reasonable adjustments you may need. If you are deaf, hearing or speech impaired, you can contact us through the National Relay Service TTY call 133 677 or Speak & Listen 1300 555 727.

Applicants who are selected for interview will be contacted by phone or e-mail. For further instructions please click here. 

You will have the ability to save your application as you go using the 'Save Application' button. You can start an application and return to it later via the automatic follow-up email once you have the time and required information at hand to finalise your application.  

If you don't have access to a computer or electronic device, you can lodge your application at any of Council's Library locations. Pre-book a free 1-hour computer timeslot by contacting your nearest library https://www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/libraries/our-branches or ask at the enquiry counter.

We will not accept unsolicited resumes or applications being presented by recruitment agencies.